NBA Roundup: Mavs eye Nash, Lin

Gordon agrees to terms with Hor

The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly pursuing point guards Steve Nash and Jeremy Lin, after Deron Williams spurned his hometown team to remain with the Brooklyn Nets.

The Mavs' point guard priorities have shifted to 39-year-old Nash and Lin, a one-time Mavs Summer League player, according to an ESPN.com report.

Lin is a restricted free agent, meaning the New York Knicks can match any offer.

NBA.com reported that that Los Angeles Lakers also have an interest in Nash. Also, an ESPN.com report said that discussions were continuing on a sign-and-trade deal between the Knicks and the Phoenix Suns that would bring Nash to New York, citing sources. The Suns are interested in Knicks guard Iman Shumpert as part of the deal.

"The Knicks don't want to trade (Shumpert), but they will if they have to," a source told ESPN.com. "They want Nash."

If the Knicks and Suns reach a deal, Nash would get a three-year deal worth about $25 million.

Dallas, meanwhile, is seeking to replace shooting guard Jason Terry, who reportedly is set to the sign a three-year deal worth more than $15 million with the Boston Celtics. Incumbent point guard Jason Kidd remains a free agent, and has narrowed his options to the Knicks and Mavericks, a source told ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.

Terry's departure and Deron Williams' decision to stay with Brooklyn could pave the door for guard Delonte West to re-sign with the Mavericks.

West told reporters earlier this week that he doesn't know what teams may have interest. West said he's seeking a multiyear deal after playing on one-year, minimum contracts the last two seasons.

"Looking for a team to pay me what I'm worth, not a cent more," West said.

---New Orleans Hornets restricted free agent Eric Gordon has agreed to a maximum-salary contract with the Phoenix Suns worth $58 million over four years.

Gordon will sign the offer sheet July 11, and the Hornets will have three days to match the offer. An ESPN.com report, citing sources familiar with the team's thinking, said New Orleans plans to match the offer.

Though the Hornets have said all along that they are planned to match any offer, Gordon hopes the Hornets don't match.

"After visiting the Suns, the impression the organization made on me was incredible," Gordon said in a statement. "Mr. (Robert) Sarver, Lon Babby, Lance Blanks, the Front Office Staff and Coach (Alvin) Gentry run a first-class organization, and I strongly feel they are the right franchise for me. Phoenix is just where my heart is now."

--Much to the relief of Philadelphia 76ers fans, 7-foot-1 center Spencer Hawes isn't going anywhere for the next two years.

Hawes, who had become a free agent at the end of this past season, has agreed to terms on a new contract with the 76ers, according to multiple reports. The two-year deal is worth a reported $13 million, according to those reports.

The 76ers had offered Hawes a new deal at the end of the 2010-11 season, when he was a restricted free agent, but he declined to sign at that time, preferring to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the recent 2011-12 season.

Hawes was originally drafted in 2007 by the Sacramento Kings, before being traded in June 2010 to the 76ers.

Since then, Hawes has averaged nearly 10 points, 7.3 rebounds, one block and 2.6 assists per game over five NBA seasons. He was hampered for more than half of the lockout-shortened 2011-12 NBA season due to injuries, although he did return in a big way in the playoffs to lead the 76ers to a first-round upset over the highly-favored Chicago Bulls.

Hawes will not be able to sign his new deal until July 11, when the free agency moratorium ends.